§ 49-6-4201 Short title
§ 49-6-4202 Part definitions
§ 49-6-4203 Legislative intent
§ 49-6-4204 Search of lockers, vehicles, and other property
§ 49-6-4205 Search of students
§ 49-6-4206 Policy authorizing school security officer to patrol
§ 49-6-4207 Use of metal detectors
§ 49-6-4208 Use of animals
§ 49-6-4209 Report of reasonable suspicion by principal to law enforcement officer
§ 49-6-4210 Disposal of contraband
§ 49-6-4211 Defense of school personnel by LEA – Indemnity
§ 49-6-4212 Training program for school principals – Notice of policies to parents and students
§ 49-6-4213 Testing of students for drugs – Referral information and assistance for students testing positive
§ 49-6-4215 Activities of criminal gangs on school property – Promulgation of rules and regulations
§ 49-6-4217 Employment standards for school resource officers
§ 49-6-4218 Posting of speed limits on school grounds and parking lots
§ 49-6-4219 Policy regulating use of electronic control devices

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 49 > Chapter 6 > Part 42 - School Security Act of 1981

  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Drug: means any controlled substance, controlled substance analogue, marijuana, alcohol, legend drug or any other substance the possession or use of which is regulated in any manner by any governmental authority, including the school system. See Tennessee Code 49-6-4202
  • Drug paraphernalia: means all equipment, products and materials of any kind that are used, intended for use or designed for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling or otherwise introducing into the human body a drug, as defined in subdivision (2). See Tennessee Code 49-6-4202
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • local board of education: means the board of education that manages and controls the respective local public school system. See Tennessee Code 49-1-103
  • Minor: means any person who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • principal: means the administrative head of a public school, by whatever title the person may be known. See Tennessee Code 49-6-4202
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • School: means all public schools that conduct classes in any grade from kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12). See Tennessee Code 49-6-4202
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Student: means any person, regardless of age, enrolled in the public school. See Tennessee Code 49-6-4202
  • Visitor: means any person who is on school property, except for certificated personnel employed by the state or local board of education. See Tennessee Code 49-6-4202
  • weapon: means any dangerous instrument or substance that is capable of inflicting any injury on any person. See Tennessee Code 49-6-4202
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105